Catholic Organizations Respond to HHS Mandate
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Support Access to Health Care? Protect conscience rights. Catholic Organizations Respond to HHS “Preventive Services” Mandate We, the undersigned, strongly support access to life-affirming health care for all, and the ability of secular and religious groups and individuals to provide and receive such care. That is why we have raised objections to a rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services forcing almost all private health plans to cover sterilization procedures and contraceptive drugs, including drugs that may cause an early abortion. As written, the rule will force Catholic organizations that play a vital role in providing health care and other needed services either to violate their conscience or severely curtail those services. This would harm both religious freedom and access to health care. The HHS mandate puts many faith-based organizations and individuals in an untenable position. But it also harms society as a whole, by undermining a long American tradition of respect for religious liberty and freedom of conscience. In a pluralistic society, our health care system should respect the religious and ethical convictions of all. We ask Congress, the Administration, and our fellow Americans to acknowledge this truth and work with us to reform the law accordingly. Please note: This list continues to expand as new names are received. {Thursday, January 26, 2012} Jason Adkins Carl A. Anderson Jodi Atkinson Sr. Ann Bartko, OSC Executive Director Supreme Knight President/CEO Abbess Minnesota Catholic Conference Knights of Columbus St. Andrews Health Center Poor Clares Karl P. Adler, MD Tony Aretz, PhD Rev. Thomas Au Shelly Bauer Archbishop's Delegate for Health President Superintendent Principal Care College of Mount St. Joseph St. John the Baptist School New Ulm Area Catholic Schools Archdiocese of New York Debbie Armstrong Howard Avril Rev. William Beauchamp, Louis J. Agnese, Jr, PhD Principal Principal CSC President St. Jude School St. Helen School President University of the Incarnate Word University of Portland Rick Arnold Sr. Marjorie Ann Baez, DC Robert B. Aguirre State Deputy Chairman of the Board, Visiatrix Rev. Michael Becker President Knights of Columbus Daughters of Charity Health Rector Catholic Association System St. John Vianney College of Latino Leaders Kay & Lonnie Arrington Seminary Section Representatives Andy Bagnall Rev. Philip A. Altavilla, VG Equestrian Order of the Holy President/CEO Shawn Bender, FCCP National President Sepulchre of Jerusalem St. Nicholas Hospital Co-Director Slovak Catholic Federation Holy Family Center for Life Mercedes Arzu Wilson Msgr. Liam Barr Aaron K. Alton President/Founder Superintendent Larry Bernhardt President/CEO Family of the Americas St. Joseph School Executive Director SMP Health Care System Foundation Catholic Charities North Dakota John Bertini Lee Boyles Joe Cieply Mother M. Regina Pacis Chairman of Board of Directors Adminstrator National Director Men's Section Coury, FSGM St. Joseph Medical Center Oakes Community Hospital Support Provincial Superior Local Coordinator of Apostolate - Sisters of St. Francis of the Rev. James W. Bessert Sr. Joanna Buckley, ISSM Ohio Valley Region Martyr St. George Diocesan Chaplain Provincial Superior Regnum Christi Knights of Columbus Secular Institute of the Sr. Mary Christine Cremin Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary Roxie Cieply Superior F. DeKarlos Blackmon, Women's Section Leader Religious Sisters of Mercy of OblSB Sr. Therese Buckley, ISSM Regnum Christi Alma - Knoxville Community Supreme Knight/CEO Principal Knights of Peter Claver John Ireland Catholic School Dr. Paul Cieslak Robert E. Crotty, Esq President President Bill Blanke, MD Mother Mary of the Angels Portland Guild of Catholic The Guild of Catholic Lawyers of Family Physician and NFP Bunty, SR Medical Association the Archdiocese of New York Medical Consultant Superior Integrity Family Physicians Sisters of Reparation of the Richard Clements William J. Cox Sacred Wounds of Jesus President President/CEO Steven E. Bogus Serra Club Alliance of Catholic Health Care Executive Director Timothy N. Burchill Catholic Charities of Louisville, President/CEO Joan Coffman Rev. Mark T. Cregan, CSC Inc. Ave Maria Village President/CEO President St. Joseph’s Hospital Stonehill College Sr. Linda Marie Bolinski, Rev. Msgr. Paul J.E. Burkard SSCM Pastor Ray Cole Christopher Dadlez General Superior Our Lady of Victory Shrine Grand Knight President/CEO Sisters of Saints Cyril and Knights of Columbus Council Saint Francis Hospital and Methodius Very Rev. John Byrnes, JCL 4842 Medical Center Trustee Kol Bonna Bishop Carroll Catholic High Rev. Gerald D. Coleman, SS John Damiani, DO President School Vice President, Corporate Ethics President Catholic Charities of the Daughters of Charity Health Christus Medicus Foundation Archdiocese of Galveston- Davide M. Carbone, FACHE System Houston CEO Bruce Davidson St. Mary’s Medical Center Teresa S. Collett President/CEO Rev. Kenneth Borowiak Professor of Law, University of Rosewood on Broadway Superintendent Mother M. Jennifer Carroll St. Thomas School of Law St. Michael School Superior General Director, Prolife Center at the Barbara Q. Decker Daughters of Mary of the University of St. Thomas (MN) President Br. Francis Boylan, CSC Immaculate Conception Mercy College of Health Sciences Executive Director Sr. Therese Collison, SSND Holy Cross Children's Services William Carroll, PhD Principal Dr. Jerry Deegan President John Ireland Catholic School President William Brazier Benedictine University Dowling Catholic High School Executive Director Tom Conklin Society of Saint Vincent de Paul - Christiane Chagnon Executive Director Faye Deich Detroit Council International Regent Catholic Family Services – Interim President/CEO Daughters of Isabella Saginaw Sacred Heart Hospital Steve Bresnahan Executive Director Tom Chapman Michael D. Connelly Rev. Patrick D. Delahanty Catholic Charities - Diocese of St. Executive Director President/CEO Executive Director Cloud Iowa Catholic Conference Catholic Health Partners Catholic Conference of Kentucky Rev. Gary Brethour Sr. Donna Marie Chartraw, Joe Connolly Superintendent Gordon C. DeMarais OSB President Founder & Executive Director St. Patrick School Saint Albert Catholic School Prioress Saint Paul's Outreach Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel Joe Brettnacher Rev. Brian Connor Principal Rev. Douglas Dietrich Arturo Chavez, PhD Superintendent Superintendent Central Catholic Junior-Senior North American Martyrs School High School President/CEO St. Mary School Mexican American Catholic Lisa Cook, FCCP Sr. Helen Jean Brinkman, FSE College Rev. Domenico DiRaimondo, Co-Director Local Superior MSPS Holy Family Center for Life Franciscan Sisters of the Rev. Michael Christensen Provincial Superior Eucharist Superintendent Missionaries of the Holy Spirit St. Peter School Dr. Michael Coury Rev. Thomas Brouillette President Mariann Doeling, RN Pope John Paul II High School Superintendent Craig Christianson Administrator St. Cecilia Junior and High President/CEO Carrington Health Center School, St. Michael School Sheyenne Care Center Sr. Jacquelyn Doepker, OSF Marianne Evans Mount, Karen Gabbert John Grahm Community Minister PhD Administrator President/CEO Sisters of Saint Francis President St. Gerard’s Community Nursing St. Mary’s of Michigan Catholic Distance University Home Kathleen Donnellan Sr. Maria Fidelis Gray, OP Chief Executive Officer Amy Falk Br. James Gaffney Principal Catholic Charities of Executive Director President Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School Southwestern Ohio Caritas Clinics, Inc. Lewis University Sr. Kathy Green, RSM Mother Agnes Mary Dr. Angela Farmer Michael Galligan-Stierle, President Donovan, SV Director PhD Sisters of Mercy Superior General St. Mary School System President /CEO Sisters of Life Diocese of Owensboro Association of Catholic Colleges Eric A. Gregory and Universities President Sr. Dianne Doughty, OSC Nancy Farnham St. Thomas More Society of Abbess CEO Mary Gangelhoff the Diocese of Richmond Franciscan Poor Clare Nuns Maryhill Manor Principal St. Mary Elementary School Rev. Loras Grell Donald Drake Lawrence M. Fehrenbach Superintendent Lieutenant, Northern President Sr. Marcella Marie Garus, Sacred Heart School Lieutenancy Catholic Kolping Society CSSF Equestrian Order of the Holy Cincinnati President Steve Grinnell Sepulchre of Jerusalem Villa Maria College CEO Pietro Ferrari Lourdes Hospital David Dries, MD Executive Director John Garvey, JD Assistant Medical Director, Catholic Charities President Ken Groya Professor of Surgery & The Catholic University Director Anesthesiology Dr. Joseph Finley, Jr. of America Catholic Cemeteries HealthPartners Medical Group Principal St. Mark School Robert Genelin Dr. Ray Gruby Rev. Peter J. Drilling, ThD Grand Knight President President/Rector Ambassador Raymond Flynn Knights of Columbus Council Bismarck Catholic Physicians Christ the King Seminary Former Mayor of Boston 1509 Guild Abbot Gregory Duerr, OSB Thomas Flynn, PhD Michael Gerard John M. Haas, PhD, STL Abbot President Principal President Benedictine Monks Alvernia University St. Thomas Catholic School National Catholic Bioethics Center Sr. Karin Dufault, SP Scott Foss Sheila Gilbert Provincial Superior Administrator President Lee Hall Sisters of Providence Benedictine Living Center of National Council of the U.S. President Garrison Society of St. Vincent de Paul Legatus, Lexington Chapter Rev. Thomas Dunavan Superintendent Matthew Fox Ambassador Mary Ann Sr. Maureen Hall St. Andrew